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China blacks out towns to meet energy goal.
Chinese steel mills and mobile phone factories are being idled and thousands of homes in one area are doing without electricity as local governments order power cuts to meet energy-saving targets set by Beijing. Associated Press. 8 September 2010.
Renewable energy touted at Nevada policy 'summit.'
With clean-energy legislation trapped in a political deadlock, renewable-energy advocates called big business the new leader in the nation's green revolution during a national summit meeting Tuesday. Associated Press. 8 September 2010.
Debate sought over merits of Calif. climate law.
Supporters of California's global warming law said Tuesday that they want a debate with one of the Texas oil companies that is bankrolling the effort to undermine the legislation on the November ballot. Associated Press. 8 September 2010.
Cape Wind power deal brings fight to utility panel.
The fight over whether the country's first offshore wind farm should be built off Cape Cod moves this week to a Boston hearing room, where the project's future turns on one question: Is the price of the electricity produced by the spinning turbines a good deal? Associated Press. 7 September 2010.
Feds fail to use land for solar power Pt. 3.
The Obama Administration has identified 14 promising “fast-track” solar projects targeted for approval by year’s end so they can qualify for stimulus funding. When completed, these facilities could generate 6,000 megawatts, enough electricity for several million homes during peak hours. Associated Press. 7 September 2010.
S.D. gubernatorial hopefuls clash over environment.
South Dakota’s candidates for governor clashed over environmental issues Saturday, with Democrat Scott Heidepriem saying the governor hasn’t done enough to promote renewable energy and Republican Dennis Daugaard claiming huge growth in the industry. Associated Press. 7 September 2010.
Germany's Merkel praises extending nuclear energy.
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday touted her government's decision to put off shutdown of the country's nuclear power plants by an average 12 years as "revolution of the energy supply" in Europe's largest economy. But the agreement drew sharp criticism from opposition parties and environmental groups. Associated Press. 7 September 2010.
Greenest state behind the waste-to-energy race.
Government officials from around the world used to come to Long Beach to catch a glimpse of the future of renewable energy. Nowadays, it's U.S. officials going to Canada, Japan and parts of Western Europe to see the latest advances. Associated Press. 6 September 2010.
Koch brothers donate $1 million in support of Proposition 23.
Oil billionaires David and Charles Koch have jumped on board an effort to suspend California's global warming law by making a million-dollar contribution this week. Associated Press. 6 September 2010.
Burger King to stop buying oil from Indonesian company.
Environmentalists on Saturday praised Burger King's decision to stop buying palm oil from an Indonesian company accused of destroying rainforests. Associated Press. 5 September 2010.
Mexico's foreign minister dampens hopes of Cancun climate deal.
Speaking after a two-day meeting in Geneva that dealt with how to pay for carbon-cutting projects in developing countries, Patricia Espinosa said the public should not measure the success of the Cancun talks by whether countries agree on a new legally binding text to combat global warming. Associated Press. 4 September 2010.
Fiorina backs delaying Calif. global warming law.
Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina on Friday endorsed an oil-company funded ballot initiative that seeks to indefinitely delay California's landmark global warming law. Associated Press. 4 September 2010.
Earl's path along northeast is not well-worn.
Pushed by an ill-timed trough of low pressure, Hurricane Earl is heading uncomfortably close to an area relatively few hurricanes tend to go: the Northeast coastline. And Earl may be foreshadowing more northerly big storms to come with global warming, two hurricane experts said Thursday. Associated Press. 3 September 2010.
Judge says drilling lease lawsuit too late.
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a lawsuit brought by energy producers challenging the cancellation of 77 oil and gas drilling leases was filed too late. Associated Press. 3 September 2010.
SoCal board endorses lowered emission goals.
Members of Southern California's regional planning body voted Thursday to endorse lower greenhouse gas reduction targets than state regulators had proposed to comply with legislation that seeks to ease emissions by fighting sprawl and boosting public transit. Associated Press. 3 September 2010.
Feds fail to use land for solar power.
Not a light bulb's worth of solar electricity has been produced on the millions of acres of public desert set aside for it. Not one project to build glimmering solar farms has even broken ground. Associated Press. 2 September 2010.
Researchers study link between climate, wildfire.
Scientists from universities in Montana, Colorado and Idaho announced today the start of a 5-year, $3.85 million research project into how a changing climate will influence wildfires. Associated Press. 2 September 2010.
Greenpeace wants Facebook center off coal fuel.
Greenpeace said about 500,000 Facebook users have urged the world's largest online social network to abandon plans to buy electricity from a coal-based energy company for its new data center in the U.S. Associated Press. 2 September 2010.
Senate candidates' responses on specific topics.
Calif.—Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer and Republican challenger Carly Fiorina fielded an array of questions during their first debate Wednesday night, some from a panel of journalists and others from Californians who appeared on video. Associated Press. 2 September 2010.
U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul tours plant to tout coal.
Paul said recent climate legislation that would place a fee on carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants, sometimes referred to as cap-and-trade, would kill industry in Kentucky. Associated Press. 2 September 2010.
Nuclear industry takes new path for new plants.
As the nation moves closer to breaking ground on its first nuclear plant in decades, industry executives want to avoid the problems of the past by getting the government to designate a handful of reactor designs, then let companies choose from that list. Associated Press. 1 September 2010.
Mass. court rejects challenge to Cape Wind permit.
Developers of a proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm were cleared to move forward Tuesday when Massachusetts' high court rejected a claim that the project sidestepped local opposition to win a key permit. Associated Press. 1 September 2010.
ADB to issue bond to raise funds to finance clean energy projects in Asia.
The Asian Development Bank said Wednesday it plans to issue its first clean energy bond to raise funds for renewable energy projects in Asia. Associated Press. 1 September 2010.
W. Coloradans air concerns on Xcel energy plan.
Many western Coloradans are urging state regulators to reject moves to switch from coal to natural gas as the fuel to generate electricity. Associated Press. 31 August 2010.
Updated car stickers to include environmental info.
A government proposal may add letter grades to showroom window stickers on new cars and trucks to reflect a vehicle's overall fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions. Associated Press. 31 August 2010.
Report: Climate science panel needs change at top.
Scientists reviewing the acclaimed but beleaguered international climate change panel called Monday for a major overhaul in the way it's run, but stopped short of calling for the ouster of the current leader. Associated Press. 31 August 2010.
Numbers confirm it: Summer was a scorcher.
New numbers confirm what the sweaty brows of Northeasterners have been saying for months: The summer of 2010 was a record-breaking scorcher. Associated Press. 29 August 2010.
Older activists, younger crowd team to fight nukes.
It's been 33 years since Raye Fleming's arrest outside Southern California's Diablo Canyon nuclear plant, near the height of the anti-nuclear power furor. But after years of believing they had won the fight against nuclear energy, activists suddenly feel the battle is starting all over again. Associated Press. 29 August 2010.
Mongolian cabinet holds meeting in Gobi desert.
Top Mongolian officials donned dark green baseball caps reading "Save our planet" and set up chairs and tables in the sands of the Gobi desert for a Cabinet meeting aimed at drawing attention to climate change. Associated Press. 29 August 2010.
UN says 800,000 cut off by Pakistan floods.
About 800,000 people have been cut off by floods in Pakistan and are only reachable by air, the United Nations said Tuesday, adding it needs at least 40 more helicopters to ferry lifesaving aid to increasingly desperate people. Associated Press. 25 August 2010.
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